The Sky Blues turned the match around in the second half after going down in the first half to walk away from Parc des Princes with a crucial victory.
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City players, well aware that the tie is far from over yet, were “just calm” after beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first-leg.
A header from Marquinhos saw Paris Saint-Germain take the lead over Manchester City right at the 15-minute mark.
The visitors continued to trail deep into the first half until Kevin De Bruyne leveled the scoreline with a spectacular shot that caught Keylor Navas by surprise. Riyad Mahrez then quickly put his side on the front foot as Man City walked out with a 2-1 away win.
While the scoreline gives the Sky Blues a great advantage going into the second leg at the Etihad next week, Guardiola is not the one to celebrate too early.
“I’m sure the second leg will be different because Mauricio [Pochettino] will learn and see the game,” the Spaniard said post-match, as per Goal.
“We will also see the game and change something to be more fluid and aggressive in our game and do it.
“Now rest. I was happy that in the locker room afterwards the players were so calm. No cheering, just calm, because we know anything can happen in the second leg.”
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